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Polen Growth Fund Investor Class POLRX Fund Analysis

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Morningstar’s Analysis POLRX

Will POLRX outperform in the future?

Get our overall rating based on a fundamental assessment of the pillars below.

  • Process Pillar

    The Process Pillar is our assessment of how sensible, clearly defined, and repeatable POLRX’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.

  • People Pillar

    The People Pillar is our evaluation of the POLRX management team’s experience and ability. We find that high-quality management teams deliver superior performance relative to their benchmarks and/or peers.

  • Parent Pillar

    The Parent Pillar is our rating of POLRX’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.

Process downgrade tempers a still-compelling quality growth approach.

Analyst Drew Carter

Drew Carter

Analyst

Summary

Polen Focus Growth remains a solid large-growth choice, but lower conviction leads to a Process downgrade to Above Average from High. Unfavorable style headwinds aside, individual stock missteps and being slow to act on conviction have eroded some of our conviction in an otherwise solid quality growth approach. Even so, the strategy still benefits from a deeply experienced team capable of regaining its footing. Investors should pay close attention to fees here, as they vary considerably based on vehicle and share class: US offerings include a mutual fund, an active exchange-traded fund, and separately managed accounts, plus a mutual fund for UCITS investors.

by Drew Carter
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